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The Ties

2020, Movie, 1h 40min

Naples, early 1980s. The strained marriage between Aldo and Vanda is fractured one evening when Aldo admits, unprompted, his infidelity. Equally hurt and bewildered, Vanda attempts to hide her pain from the couple's two school-age kids, lest they discover that their cramped apartment is not a home of trust and love. 30 years later, Aldo and Vanda are still tied together, but their relationship with each other and their children continues to be defined by what happened all those years ago.

Country: Italy

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Reviews

Critic Xan Brooks

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...stands as a European cousin to 'Marriage Story' in its focus on the grisly meltdown of a middle-class couple and the emotional baggage that they then bequeath to their children.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Robbie Collin

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...sly, sexy drama...

Read full review at The Telegraph

Critic Maria Domellöf-Wik

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Det rymmer eleganta vändningar och bildkompositioner i mjuka, välavvägda färger. Samtidigt gnager katastrofen hål i barnens hjärtan, två syskon som blir slagträn i föräldrarnas långa, såriga konflikt.

Read full review at Göteborgsposten

Critic Kerstin Gezelius

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...är en film om hur små ord eller några sekunder av tvivel kan avgöra ens liv.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Critic Jeanette Gentele

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Det är sannerligen en kolsvart bild av äktenskapet utan minsta lilla hopp om försoning som målas upp av Daniele Luchetti.

Read full review at Svenska Dagbladet

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In the early 1980s, Aldo and Vanda's seemingly perfect marriage in Naples is shaken when Aldo reveals his affair with a younger woman. Their two young children are caught in the middle, struggling to understand the growing tension between their parents. As the couple's relationship crumbles, they must confront the harsh realities of love, loyalty, and the unbreakable ties that bind them together. Thirty years later, Aldo and Vanda are still married, but their bond has been forever transformed by the secrets and lies that have come to define their relationship.

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